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Imam Reza shrine – a large complex, developed on the burial site of the Eighth Shī`a Imām, 'Ali ar-Ridha, Mashad; Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine. Tomb of: ‘Abdul ‘Adhīm ibn ‘Abdillāh al-Hasanī (aka. Shah Abdol Azim, a fifth generation descendant of Hasan ibn ‘Alī and a companion of the ninth Shī‘ah Twelver Imām, Muhammad al-Jawad).
The Chishti order (Persian: چشتی طريقة, romanized: Chishtī ṭarīqa) is a Sufi order of Sunni Islam named after the town of Chisht, Afghanistan where it was initiated by Abu Ishaq Shami. The order was brought to Herat and later spread across South Asia by Mu'in al-Din Chishti in the city of Ajmer .
International Spiritual Movement Anjuman Serfaroshan-e-Islam; International Sufi Centre; Moorish Science Temple of America; Qalandariyya; Subud; Sufi Contact; Sufi Ruhaniat International; The Idries Shah Foundation; The Chisholme Institute (The Beshara School of Esoteric Education) Sufism Reoriented; The Sufi Way
The Arabic word tasawwuf (lit. ' 'Sufism' '), generally translated as Sufism, is commonly defined by Western authors as Islamic mysticism. [14] [15] [16] The Arabic term Sufi has been used in Islamic literature with a wide range of meanings, by both proponents and opponents of Sufism. [14]
Western Sufism, [1] sometimes identified with Universal Sufism, Neo-Sufism, [2] and Global Sufism, consists of a spectrum of Western European and North American manifestations and adaptations of Sufism, the mystical dimension of Islam. Many practitioners of Western Sufism follow the legacy of Inayat Khan and may identify with a variety of Sufi ...
Sufism known as Tasawwuf in the Arabic-speaking world, is a form of Islamic mysticism that emphasizes introspection and spiritual closeness with God. It is a mystical form of Islam, a school of practice that emphasizes the inward search for The God and shuns materialism. About 60% Muslims in Pakistan regard themselves as followers of Sufi ...
In complete seclusion, the Sufi continuously repeats the name of God as a highest form of dhikr, remembrance of God. Then, "Almighty God will spread before him the degrees of the kingdom as a test". A religious school is known as a khalwa in Sudanese Arabic. [2] This reflects the former dominance of Sufism in the Sudan.
Cultural Fusion of Sufi Islam: Alternative Paths to Mystical Faith, Routledge Studies in Religion. ISBN 9780429872945. Dey, Amit (2005). The Image of the Prophet in Bengali Muslim Piety, 1850-1947. Readers Servic. ISBN 9788187891345. Harder, H. (2011). Sufism and Saint Veneration in Contemporary Bangladesh: The Maijbhandaris of Chittagong (1st ...